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===== Why Sponsored Features Included In Base Code ===== | ===== Why Sponsored Features Included In Base Code ===== | ||
- | Many clients have approached with requests to develop a feature for them but that the client would own or control/ | + | Many clients have approached with requests to develop a feature for them but that the client would own or control/ |
- | Such requests require us to keep custom code separate from the base file set we work with. Managing different code bases in an active coding environment is time consuming and eventually one branch of the code gets abandoned...and | + | Such requests require us to keep custom code separate from the base file set we work with. Managing different code bases in an active coding environment is time consuming, not cost efficient |
- | Once a piece of code is separate it quickly falls behind the base software. | + | Once a piece of code is separate |
- | Another reason is that the feature actually gets used. Once a feature is in the code base other eyes see it and can use it. We've seen many times where once a feature was released, issues in the feature are quickly found and fixed. | + | Another reason is that the feature actually gets used. Once a feature is in the code base other clients |
- | Please note also that the cost we give for adding a sponsored feature is not the whole cost of that feature. | + | We as a software company must keep our software competitive with other software in the industry. |
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+ | We do not want to place limits where the software can go in the future and providing " | ||
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+ | Please note also that the cost we give for adding a sponsored feature is not the whole cost of that feature. | ||
===== How we Add Features ===== | ===== How we Add Features ===== |